A golf training apparatus device may include a ball plate with golf ball spaced markings on a surface; a ball slide including a channel configured to slideably receive the ball plate as a linear guide and configured to enable linear sliding motion of the ball plate relative to the ball slide; a foot plate; a foot slide including a channel configured to slideably receive the foot plate as a linear guide and configured to enable linear sliding motion of the foot plate relative to the foot slide, the foot slide is rotatably coupled to the ball slide, and may include a telescoping member rotatably coupled to one of the slides, and may further include a swing slide rotatably coupled to a swing plate, where the swing slide may be slidably coupled to the ball or foot plate, and the foot plate may include feet.

The invention relates to an alignment aid (10) for golfers which provides a reference means for ensuring optimal positioning of the feet, relative both to each other and a golf ball, for a given club selection. The alignment aid comprises a foot-positioning rail (12); a ball-positioning rail (14); and linking arms (16a, 16b, 18a, 18b). The linking arms are pivotably coupled to the respective rails (12, 14) so as to interconnect them and maintain them in a selected spaced apart, substantially parallel alignment. The alignment aid is adjustable between: (i) a fully expanded condition (FIG. 1) in which the spacing of the respective rails is maximised; (ii) a partially collapsed condition (FIG. 2) in which the spacing of the respective rails is reduced relative to the fully expanded condition; and (iii) a fully collapsed condition (FIG. 3) in which the respective rails and linking arms are arranged in a fully overlapped configuration for storage and/or transport.

A golfing aid includes a connector portion, a first leg and a second leg. Each leg has a first end connected to the connector portion and at least one of the first and the second leg being pivotable about the connector portion. The connector portion includes predetermined positions for arranging the first leg and the second leg. The predetermined positions include a first pivot position, a second pivot position and a third pivot position.

A golf hip-turn timing practice device according to the present disclosure includes: a fastening belt; a first retainer; a plurality of second retainers; and a hip-turn link stick that is fitted in the first retainer and the second retainers in the longitudinal direction of the fastening belt to be fixed at the position and is longer than the width of shoulders. The golf hip-turn timing practice device provides an advantage in that the golf hip-turn timing practice device enables correct swing timing practice by timing a hip-turn, which is a movement of a lower body, with the movements of the arms and hands of the upper body in golf swing. Further, the golf hip-turn timing practice device provides immediate feedback when the timing is wrong, is easily worn on the waist, and corrects a wrong swing by accurately showing the plane by hip-turn.

An apparatus is provided for indicating a golf stance. The apparatus includes foot markers configured to provide an indication of where on the ground the golfer should place his feet and a reference grid arranged on the ground in a predetermined relationship relative to the foot markers, the reference grid including a plurality of points arranged in labelled rows and columns, thereby to identify each point in the reference grid. The apparatus has a golf club attachment including an attachment formation for attachment to a shaft of a golf club and an aiming aperture or reticule, wherein the golfer is able to align his eye with one of the points on the reference grid using or through the aiming aperture. The apparatus further has a ball marker and a support stand which supports the ball marker at an elevated position above the ground where the ball is intended to be placed, wherein the golfer is able to align his eye with the ball when placed on the ground using the ball marker. In use, (1) placement of the golfer's feet, (2) alignment of the golfer's eye (and accordingly head) with one of the points on the grid and the golf club using the aiming aperture, and (3) aligning the golfer's eye (and accordingly head) with the ball using the ball marker causes a desired or predictable stance of the golfer.

Systems and methods for a golf training aid which is designed to orient the player initially to have a correct backswing of the club and then follow through with a fairly natural downswing to produce the desired ball flight characteristics. In an embodiment, there is provided a device that encourages a user to practice a golf swing having a sufficiently steep angle for the plane of the swing.

A sports training apparatus includes a flat mat having visible indicia adapted to indicate placement of at least one foot of a user of the apparatus, and a foot restraint adapted to hold a front foot of the user so that the front foot remains in contact with a top surface of the flat mat. The front foot is in an intended direction of a swing of a sports implement.

An alignment rod includes a first rod and a second rod movably connected to each other, and a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod connecting the first rod and the second rod. The first rod and the second rod substantially overlap each other in a collapsed configuration, and the first rod and the second rod are spaced apart from each other in an expanded configuration.

Provided is a sensor device-equipped golf shoes comprising: golf shoes including a left and right pair of a first shoe and a second shoe to be worn by a golfer; and a sensor device attached to the golf shoes. The sensor device includes one or more sensor modules configured to measure sensor data pertaining to at least one of an orientation of the first shoe when the golfer takes a shot, an orientation of the second shoe when the golfer takes a shot, and a positional relationship between the first shoe and the second shoe when the golfer takes a shot.

Disclosed are various embodiments of golf training device that helps a golfer learn and coordinate lower body positions and movements with upper body movements, using a series of feedback signals. In one embodiment, among others, a system comprises a foot sensor that attaches to a Lead Foot of a user. The foot sensor is configured to detect a heel of the Lead Foot being raised. The system also comprises a leg sensor that attaches to a Trail Leg of the user, and the leg sensor detects a bend in the Trail Leg of the user. The foot sensor is configured to detect the heel being lowered at an instance after the detection of the bend in the Trail Leg. The system further comprises a feedback device configured to activate one or more feedback indicators after the detections of foot and/or leg movements.